SOUTH WHITLEY â€” Hundreds of people turned out to sample the Cleveland Township Fire Departmentâ€™s homemade ice creams and hamburger dinner.

A long line snaked through the station to avoid the sprinkling rain outside.

Free-will donations were accepted in a firefighterâ€™s boot.

â€śThe money goes into general funds,â€ť Fire Department Treasurer Steve Weber said. â€śWe just got a new truck this week, so we could use some equipment for it.â€ť

The annual ice cream social has become a popular event for the South Whitley community.

It has been a community staple for so long that no one present could recall how many years the event has been going on.

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